Jackie van Beek
Directing
January 1, 1976 (50 years old)
Wellington, New Zealand
16
Acting Credits
7
Directed
Biography
Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first feature film, The Inland Road, premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She played Jackie, the desperate familiar, in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows and now directs on two of the film's spin-offs: Wellington Paranormal and the Shadows FX series.
Known For
Filmography
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
2026
as Ann
9
New Zealand Spy
2026
as Ruth
7.3
Zombucha!
2025
Audrey
2024
as Ronnie Lipsick
6.1
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023
as Self
8.4
Nude Tuesday
2022
as Laura
4.4
Taskmaster NZ
2020
as Self
8
Educators
2019
as Robyn Duffy
6
The Breaker Upperers
2018
as Jen
5.2
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
as Self
3
800 Words
2015
as Gloria
6.8
Funny Girls
2015
as Pauline
6
What We Do in the Shadows
2014
as Jackie
7.5
Coverband
2014
as Stacey
4
Eagle vs Shark
2007
as Burger Staff
6.4
Love Mussel
2001
as Fiona Mathieson
7